Not All Electrical Outages are Experienced Equally
Electrical outages affect some communities more than others.

Electrical outages affect some communities more than others.
As a skiing enthusiast, New England’s snowy slopes are my winter haven. But climate change is threatening them, and so much more.
As advocates, we cheer when elected officials stand against environmental racism and for equity in siting, but these concepts are often abstract for most of the public. In its tale of two substations, Eversource has unwittingly illustrated the concepts vividly, while proving that infrastructure gets built more quickly when the process is fair and the company works with rather than against affected communities.
Bradley Campbell, Conservation Law Foundation president and CEO, joined to discuss various environmental headlines, including Gov. Maura Healey’s climate plans. For the full story, click here.
We’re pushing our electric grid operator to be a champion for clean energy.
Climate disruption is forcing us to regularly grapple with extreme weather. That’s why we need to act now on climate resiliency measures to ensure that our communities can cope with not only the climate impacts here today but with those yet to come.
The gas industry is trying to convince us that electric stoves are inferior to gas stoves. But we’ve got the facts that make electric stoves sizzle with potential.
New England’s fishery managers have adopted a new plan to help the Gulf of Maine cod population bounce back.
All of us at CLF are reeling from and sharing in the national outrage over the murders and persecution of black people perpetrated and condoned by the police and other state actors. Racial justice is at the heart of climate justice, and we fight for both.
Heather Thomas is the Manager of Operations & the Massachusetts Office. She has primarily worked in the non-profit world focusing on environmental issues and food justice work, including two years with Ameri-Corps. She also spent a few years in the travel industry. She received her B.S. in Environmental Studies and Spanish Linguistics from Gettysburg College.… Continue reading Heather Thomas